Cloudcroft News

Depending on what time you are reading this, Memorial Day weekend is here, or just about here.

The Lincoln National Forest will celebrate the stabilization of the Mexican Canyon Trestle and construction of the Trestle Vista Overlook in conjunction with American Hiking Society's National Trails Day on June 2. The festivities begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Trestle Recreation Area on the west side of Cloudcroft, with Smokey Bear sharing his fire ... (more)

Holloman Air Force Base commanders plan to hold another public meeting to talk about sonic booms in June, according to 49th Wing Public Affairs.

Its theme was to "take back our forests one county at a time." It marked the anniversary of the Silver City protest opposing the proposed closing of long established roads in the Gila Wilderness.

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 727 PM MDT SUN MAY 13 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... * UNTIL 830 PM MDT * AT 718 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ... (more)

Sacramento Ranger District fire officials said Thursday that burning of slash piles in and around Cloudcroft will begin next week.

A tall decorated urn in the yard of a home shows the exciting beauty of some of the pieces that were produced at the La Luz Pottery center in the 1930s and 40s.

Kidd-Johnson is running against Ron Griggs in the June 5 primary. Ellen E. Wedum, of Cloudcroft, is running on the Democrat side in the primary.